Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Rutgers Tree Fruit Breeding program, spearheaded by Dr. Joseph Gofredda, continues to release new varieties, giving growers more options to choose from. Five new and exciting Peach and Nectarine varieties were developed after extensive multi-year evaluations at several location in New Jersey, representing different agro-climates. Additionally, three-year post-harvest evaluations of fruit quality were performed at […]
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Central Jersey Vegetable Grower Meeting February 22, 2019 Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Mercer County 1440 Parkside Avenue, Ewing, NJ 08638 New Location! Registration details will be available in early January
Continue reading...For those interested in soil health – we all should be – the Soil Health Institute has release a 60-minute documentary featuring innovative farmers and soil health experts from throughout the U.S. You can view the film at https://livingsoil… Read More »
Continue reading...Winter injury is a crucial limiting factor to wine grape production in the New Jersey. Following the harsh winter of 2013-14, almost 85% of vineyards reported various degrees of cold damage. Often, the cold injury results in the development of Crown gall disease, which causes gall formation around the trunk and graft unions, which can […]
Continue reading...On Wednesday, October 24th from 9:00AM to 12:00PM there will be a pesticide applicators seminar at the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Office of Gloucester County, located at 254 County House Rd, Clarksboro, NJ at the Shady Lane County Complex. The following credits have been applied for with NJDEP: 4-CORE, 3-PP2, 3-3A, and 3-3B category credits. There […]
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During the fall and winter months of 2016-17 the NJAES Tree Fruit Working Group put together a grower survey with the objective of NJ tree fruit growers ranking various tree fruit research and extension activities done by Rutgers/NJAES. The survey consisted of separate discipline or program areas with rankings for each area. A first draft […]
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